ImageMagick: excessive CPU use DoS by processing JPEG images with crafted restart markers
Published Jun 5, 2012
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.36%
Description
The JPEGWarningHandler function in coders/jpeg.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a JPEG image with a crafted sequence of restart markers.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 6.7.6-3
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
Configuration 3
- 6.0
Configuration 4
- 2.0
- 6.2
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.2
- 5.0
- 6.0
- 6.2
- 5.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-15.el5_8
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0544
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick-0:6.2.8.0-15.el5_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0545 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick-0:6.5.4.7-6.el6_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0544 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 83.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 81.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 81.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.16% (0.03157) | 78.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01936) | 82.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 88.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 87.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.64% (0.02636) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0545.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48974 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49063 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49068 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49317 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55035 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57224 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/81022 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2132-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0260 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807994 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74658 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0260
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0260
Change history (0)
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